Green Chemistry: An Introductory Text

Abbreviations Used in Text

20-E

20-hydroxyecdysone

AFC

alkaline fuel cell

AMPS

aminopropyl silane

APG

alkyl polyglucoside

BATNEEC

Best Available Technology Not Entailing Excessive Cost

BHT

bis(2-hydroxyethyl) terephthalate

BOD

biological oxygen demand

BSI

British Standards Institution

CNSL

cashew nut shell liquid

COD

chemical oxygen demand

COSHH

Control of Substances Hazardous to Health

CSTR

continuous stirred tank reactor

DALA

5-aminolevulinic acid

DMF

dimethyl formamide

EA

Environment Agency

ee

enantiomeric excess

EMAS

European Eco-management and Audit Scheme

EMS

Environmental Management Systems

EMY

Effective Mass Yield

ENB

5-ethylidene-2-norbornene

EO

ethene oxide (ethylene oxide)

EPA

United States Environmental Protection Agency

EPDM

ethene/propene/diene monomer

FCC

fluid catalytic cracking

GWP

global warming potential

HAZOP

Hazard and Operability

HDPE

high-density polyethene

HLB

hydrophilic lipophilic balance

HMS

hexagonal mesoporous silica

IPC

Integrated Pollution Control

IPCA

Integrated Pollution Control Act

IPPC

Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control

ISD

inherently safer design

ISO

International Organization for Standardization

LCA

Life Cycle Assessment

LDPE

linear density polyethene

LLDPE

linear low-density polyethene

MIC

methyl isocyanate

MTBE

methyl t-butyl ether

NIR

near-infrared

PAFC

phosphoric acid fuel cell

PEMFC

proton exchange membrane fuel cell

Perc

perchloroethene

PET

poly(ethene terephthalate)

PFS

process flow sheet

PHA

polyhydroxyalkanoate

PI

process intensification

PLA

polylactic acid

POP

persistent organic pollutant

Ppm

parts per million

PTC

phase transfer catalysis

PTFE

poly(tetrafluoroethene)

PV

photovoltaic

PVC

poly(vinyl chloride)

RESS

rapid expansion of supercritical solution

RMM

relative molecular mass

ScCO 2

supercritical carbon dioxide

SCF

supercritical fluid

SCWO

supercritical water oxidation

SDR

spinning disc reactor

SHE

Safety, Health and Environmental

SOFC

solid oxide fuel cell

THF

tetrahydrofuran

THOD

theoretical...

UNLIMITED FREE
ACCESS
TO THE WORLD'S BEST IDEAS

SUBMIT
Already a GlobalSpec user? Log in.

This is embarrasing...

An error occurred while processing the form. Please try again in a few minutes.

Customize Your GlobalSpec Experience

Category: Fuel Cells
Finish!
Privacy Policy

This is embarrasing...

An error occurred while processing the form. Please try again in a few minutes.